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Providing local, honest news to the Surf City, Holly Ridge, Sneads Ferry, Topsail Island and Hampstead areas of North Carolina


Becky Borneman
Nov 19, 20212 min read
Channeling My Inner Linus
This cold weather has me wanting to wrap up in a cozy blanket and binge watch Hallmark movies... at least a good murder mystery marathon.


Carol Ann Ross
Nov 19, 20215 min read
If It Wasn't For Ed Medlin
There are a lot of things that Ed Medlin did for our little community during his two terms as mayor.


Topsail Times
Nov 18, 20212 min read
Volume I, Issue 3
Volume 1, Issue 3 features articles written by Dorothy Royal, Carol Overstreet, Becky Borneman of Coral Cottage, and Dotty Harding.


Topsail Times
Nov 5, 20212 min read
Volume I, Issue 2
Volume 1, Issue 2 features articles written by Dorothy Royal, Carol Overstreet, Becky Borneman of Coral Cottage, and Rita Rendon.


Becky Borneman
Nov 5, 20212 min read
Fashions Come And Go But The Jean Jacket Is Eternal
How many jean jackets do you have?
I’ve asked this question to almost 25
people in the last week and the average is FIVE!


Dorothy Royal
Nov 5, 20213 min read
Topsail Gun Gal: Pop-Tarts and Prop Guns, What is This World Coming To?
Hollywood knows movie magic but when that magic goes wrong, new rules and regulations are quick to follow.

Topsail Times
Nov 5, 20211 min read
Front Page: Topsail Area Community Mourns the Loss of Two Men in Holly Ridge Plane Crash
On the 21st of October, late in the
afternoon on a warm sunny day, four
friends boarded a small private plane...


Carol Ann Ross
Nov 5, 20212 min read
In The Beginning
Surf City came to be in 1949 when a group of men...met to determine what that specific part of Topsail Island was to be called.


Dorothy Royal
Oct 23, 20213 min read
Topsail Gun Gal: Tiny Library Saves The Day
When I was a child, which now feels like a century ago...


Carol Ann Ross
Oct 23, 20214 min read
Bridges to Cross and Their Tenders
The swing bridge has been gone nearly three years and I, for one, truly miss it...


Becky Borneman
Oct 23, 20212 min read
OMG She Wore White After Labor Day!
Legend has it that The Rule of no white before Easter or after Labor Day began over 100 years ago...


Topsail Times
Oct 22, 20212 min read
Volume I, Issue 1
Volume 1, Issue 1 features articles written by Dorothy Royal and Carol Overstreet, in regards to upcoming local events, local history, and o
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